Paramaribo, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met with members of the Troika of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), including Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname, Rudolfo Sabonge, Secretary General of the ACS, and William Bus Howard, Ambassador of Colombia to Suriname.
The meeting came on the sidelines of the secretary general’s participation in the association’s meeting in Suriname.
The meeting discussed cooperation between the GCC and the ACS, in light of the Joint Action Plan (2023-2027) that the two sides agreed upon in September 2023. The two sides also reviewed several topics, including political, commercial, investment and tourism cooperation.
The two sides agreed to launch preliminary talks at the expert level between the General Secretariat of the GCC and the General Secretariat of the ACS during the next three months, to discuss several topics of common interest, includi
ng tourist dialogue, political consultation, climate change, building bridges of communication and cultural exchange.
They also emphasised the common goal to strengthen relations and aspirations for future projects that will benefit both sides and are based on common interests.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
